Awarded· 31 Aug 2025
Social Care or Education Placement
Bristol City Council · Bristol, City of, South West
Bristol City Council has awarded Social Care or Education Placement. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bristol, City of.
Source: Find a Tender, published 25 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Witherslack Group
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 08:27
View notice2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Bristol City Council has awarded Social Care or Education Placement. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bristol, City of. The contract went to Witherslack Group. It was awarded on 31 August 2025. The contract value is £395,304. The contract runs from 31 August 2025 to 31 August 2026. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 25 September 2025. The notice number is 059500-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05a1a1.
Summary of the contracting process
Bristol City Council has completed the direct procurement of a Social Care or Education Placement, under the contract with ID DNYY1574. This contract, categorised within health and social work services, is governed by the UKPGA 2023/54 legal framework and uses a procurement method specified as "Below threshold - without competition," falling under the "lightTouch" regime.
The procurement activity is located in the UK's South West region (UKK1), with the contract period running from 1st September 2025 to 31st August 2026. The supplier selected is Witherslack Group Limited, headquartered in Lancashire, signalling the award stage of the contracting procedure as complete. The contract was signed on 1st September 2025, amounting to £395,304.00.
The notice in full
Social Care or Education Placement - DNYY1574
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- Witherslack Group
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £395,304
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 059500-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a1a1
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Town
- Bristol
- Postcode
- BS1 5TR
- Electoral ward
- Hotwells and Harbourside
- Constituency
- Bristol Central
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Bristol, City of
- Area
- West of England
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Bristol City Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Bristol, BS1 5TR · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Witherslack Group
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Social Care or Education Placement
Who won the Social Care or Education Placement contract?
Bristol City Council awarded the contract to Witherslack Group on 31 August 2025. It is due to end on 31 August 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Social Care or Education Placement contract worth?
The contract value is £395,304. The contract runs from 31 August 2025 to 31 August 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Social Care or Education Placement?
Bristol City Council, based in Bristol, City of, South West.
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